Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (Domestic Carriage) Order 1987
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1987/670 |
| Year | 1987 |
1987 No. 670
MERCHANT SHIPPING
The Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (Domestic Carriage) Order 1987
Made 7th April 1987
Coming into force 30th April 1987
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 7th day of April 1987
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas section 14(1) and (2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 19791(which provides for the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, as set out in Schedule 3 to that Act, to have the force of law in the United Kingdom) is brought into force on 30th April 1987 by the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (Commencement No. 11) Order 19872:
And whereas by virtue of section 16(1) and (2) of that Act the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (Interim Provisions) Order 19803provides for the Athens Convention to apply to certain international and domestic contracts of such carriage (being contracts made on or after 1st January 1981) but, by virtue of Article 3 of that Order, only until such time as the said section 14(1) and (2) comes into force:
And whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 16(5) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 16(2) and (5) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (hereinafter referred to as “the 1979 Act”) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (Domestic Carriage) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 30th April 1987.
2. This Order applies to the following contracts for the carriage of passengers or of passengers and their luggage by sea (being contracts for reward) made on or after 30th April 1987, that is to say any contract under which the places of departure and destination are in the area consisting of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man and under which there is no intermediate port of call outside that area.
3.—(1) Part I of Schedule 3 to the 1979 Act (which sets out the text of the Athens Convention) shall...
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